Busty in black! Sofia Vergara flaunts her assets in tight cocktail dress... after Stephen Colbert interviews her while holding her panties

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Sofia Vergara gave a generous view of her cleavage in a black cocktail dress when she was spotted leaving the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway Tuesday evening.

The 46-year-old Modern Family star was at the venue to be interviewed on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert - where things took a somewhat risque turn.

She's posted a couple of Instagram photos of her segment with Stephen, during which the host held up a sky blue pair of her panties.

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She looks swell: Sofia Vergara gave a generous view of her cleavage in a black cocktail dress when she was spotted leaving the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway Tuesday evening

Both the photos were part of an Instagram album, in the caption to which Sofia vamped: 'May I have those back Mr @colbertlateshow ????'

Before she uploaded the Instagram photos of herself actually on the show, she posted a picture of herself in what appeared to be the green room.

On her lap was a slab holding a baguette Sofia was carving into with a knife.

Beaming: When Sofia was spotted hitting the pavement after filming the show, she waved, showing off her trademark radiant smile

Fabulous: Intricately patterned above the waist, the dress was cinched in at her midriff to emphasize the Barranquilla-born bombshell's svelte figure

Gams for days: Mrs. Joe Manganiello's dress was hemmed at the knee, enabling her to flaunt her enviably taut legs as she sauntered along on her way

'Backstage at @colbertlateshow haciendome un sanduchito,' she wrote in the caption. 'Haciendome un sanduchito' is Spanish for 'making myself a sandwich.'

When Sofia was spotted hitting the pavement after filming the show, she waved, showing off her trademark radiant smile.

Mrs. Joe Manganiello's dress was hemmed at the knee, enabling her to flaunt her enviably taut legs as she sauntered along on her way.

Girl on the go: Her hair falling free over her shoulders, she'd accessorized with a stylish bracelet at her right wrist, plus a pair of gleaming hoop earrings

Interview: She's posted a couple of Instagram photos of her segment on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert at the Ed Sullivan, during which the host held up a sky blue pair of her panties

Sparkles: Both the photos were part of an Instagram album, in the caption to which Sofia vamped: 'May I have those back Mr @colbertlateshow ????'

'Haciendome un sanduchito': Before she uploaded the Instagram photos of herself on the show, she posted a picture of herself carving a baguette 'backstage'

Intricately patterned above the waist, the dress was cinched in at her midriff to emphasize the Barranquilla-born bombshell's svelte figure.

Her hair falling free over her shoulders, she'd accessorized with a stylish bracelet at her right wrist, plus a pair of gleaming hoop earrings.

Sofia beamed when she was spotted heading to the Ed Sullivan before the show while wearing a lacy white off-the-shoulder top.

The same day, Kaley Cuoco stepped out in Los Angeles, wearing a Moschino T-shirt and a casual pair of slippers.

Girls on top: Sofia (left) - named highest-paid TV actress by Forbes - and her runner up Kaley Cuoco (right) were both spotted out on Tuesday, though on opposite coasts

They both have plenty to celebrate, considering Forbes announced that day that Sofia is the highest-paid TV actress on Earth, with Kaley, 31, at second place. 

Outside the theater pre-show, Sofia showed off her spectacular legs in a pair of skintight torn jeans, balancing on a pair of black open-toed platform heels.

Her hair tumbling freely over her shoulders, she carried along a sleek black handbag as she crossed the pavement toward her late-night gig.

Work, work, work: When Sofia was seen out in New York on Tuesday, she was heading to the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway be interviewed on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert

The lady's legging it: She showed off her spectacular gams in a pair of skintight torn jeans, balancing on a pair of black open-toed platform heels

Meanwhile, Kaley looked headed for a much more casual destination in Los Angeles, wearing a pink and black pair of workout shorts.

Chic sunglasses sat on her face, and she'd wound her blonde hair into a ponytail. 

Sofia - best known for her role as Gloria Pritchett on Modern Family - landed at the top of Forbes magazine's annual ranking for the sixth year running after raking in an incredible $41.5 million in the 12 months since June 1, 2016.

Smile and wave: Her hair tumbling freely over her shoulders, she carried along a sleek black handbag as she crossed the pavement toward her late-night gig

In bagging the top spots, Sofia and Kaley beat off stiff competition from the likes of fellow queens of the small screen Mindy Kaling and Ellen Pompeo.

Although it's the role that catapulted her to international fame, Sofia's work in the hugely-popular Modern Family only makes up one-quarter of her income.

The rest of the Colombian-born beauty's millions have come from  various endorsement and licensing deals.

The in-demand actress has deals with Cover Girl, Head & Shoulders, K-Mart and Pepsi.

Out in the sun: The same day, Kaley Cuoco stepped out in Los Angeles, wearing a Moschino T-shirt and a casual pair of slippers 

This type of work is what put Sofia ahead of Kaley, whose salary for The Big Bang Theory - $1 million an episode - is over double what Sofia makes from Modern Family.

Kaley's total earnings since last June 1 came in at $26 million, according to Forbes.

She's been on The Big Bang Theory since its 2007 premiere, and that show rang in its 11th season premiere this Monday evening.

For her part, Sofia has starred on Modern Family since it premiered in 2009 and the cast has just signed on for two more seasons.

Cream of the crop: Sofia Vergara has been named the highest-paid actress on television for a sixth consecutive year 

Made it big! The star, 45, landed at the top of Forbes magazine's annual ranking after raking in an incredible $41.5 million in the 12 months since June 1, 2016

It's a hit! Sofia is best known for her role as Gloria Pritchett on Modern Family, which she has starred in since it premiered eight years ago in 2009 

According to Sofia's manager, the actress now focuses on licensing deals, rather than straight endorsements. 

She produces three perfumes in partnership with Avon, a line of furniture at Rooms To Go and a coffee machine she helped design with SharkNinja. 

'Our endorsement department is a well-oiled machine,' Luis Balaguer, Vergara's manager and business partner for over 20 years, told Forbes. 'Even now, our attention is on the people watching Modern Family and how to appeal to them outside of the show, too.'

Big pay day: Coming in second is Kaley Cuoco, who made $26 million over the past year, mostly from her hugely successful comedy The Big Bang Theory

Equal footing: The actress makes $1 million per episode to appear on the show alongside Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki, Simon Helberg and Kunal Nayyar

Still making a lot! The Mindy Project's Mindy Kaling and Grey's Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo tied for third with $13 million

The Mindy Project's Mindy Kaling and Grey's Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo tied for third with $13 million apiece.

Forbes compiles its annual celebrity earnings lists from box office and Nielsen data, as well as from interviews with industry insiders. 

Combined, the world's 10 highest-paid TV actresses made $156.5 million between June 1, 2016, and June 1, 2017. 

'It used to be that films are the prestigious ones and that television was more the junk food, but that's not true at all anymore. They are definitely on equal footing,' Paul Verna, eMarketer's chief video analyst, told Forbes.

Longterm show! Law and Order: Special Victims Unit actress Mariska Hargitay made $12.5 million, coming in fifth place

Big bucks: Vergara's Modern Family cast-mate Julie Bowen, who makes the same as Sofia and their male cast mates per episode, came in at number six with $12 million ($12 million) is the sixth highest-paid

Law and Order: Special Victims Unit actress Mariska Hargitay made $12.5 million. 

Vergara's Modern Family cast-mate Julie Bowen, who makes the same as Sofia and their male cast mates per episode, came in at number six with $12 million ($12 million) is the sixth highest-paid.

Kerry Washington made $11 million and Priyanka Chopra is eighth with $10 million.

Rounding out the list: Kerry Washington made $11 million and Priyanka Chopra is eighth with $10 million